Bicycle touring in Lithuania was fine. There was some nice scenery, a few kind of interesting sites; we swam in some reservoirs. But it was hardly spectacular or amazing. Perhaps this shouldn’t be surprising. I never heard anyone say, “wow, you really must visit Lithuania.” From my notes I am reminded that we had a fair bit of wind and too many mosquitoes at some of our camps.
Trakai is known for its castle on an island in a lake. It was crowded with tourists enjoying the hot weather on a Sunday afternoon. It’s only about 40km west of Vilnius, but the recommended bicycle route was on a busy narrow road.
